Cases - ACLU of DC

Court Case

Mar 26, 2025

Court Case

Mar 26, 2025

Equal Protection and Discrimination|
+4 Issues

STAINNAK V. TRUMP – CHALLENGING PURGE OF DEI-ASSOCIATED FEDERAL WORKERS AS DISCRIMINATORY AND RETALIATORY FOR PERCEIVED POLITICAL BELIEFS

Federal employees filed a complaint against the Trump administration for targeting workers, especially people of color, women, and non-binary workers, for participating in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, violating their First Amendment rights.

Court Case

Aug 12, 2021

Court Case

Aug 12, 2021

Police Practices and Police Misconduct|
+2 Issues

Asinor v. District of Columbia – Challenging Use of Chemical Irritants and Less-Lethal Projectiles Against Demonstrators and Journalists

The ACLU-DC filed a lawsuit on behalf of two photojournalists against the District of Columbia and 8 D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers for unleashing chemical irritants and stun grenades one month after the D.C. Council instilled a ban on the use of these weapons during demonstrations.

Court Case

May 12, 2021

Court Case

May 12, 2021

Equal Protection and Discrimination|
+2 Issues

Kirton v. Mayorkas – Challenging Overly an Narrow Interpretation of Federal Employment Discrimination Law

Alicia Kirton, a FEMA budget analyst, was denied full-time telework status even though her work could be done remotely and a white man with the same job had been granted telework status for years.

Court Case

Feb 16, 2021

Court Case

Feb 16, 2021

Criminal Justice Reform|
+2 Issues

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Court Case

Jun 04, 2020

Court Case

Jun 04, 2020

Racial Justice|
+2 Issues

Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump – Challenging Federal Officers’ Unprovoked Attack on Civil Rights Demonstrators at Lafayette Square in Front of the White House

A coalition of civil rights orgs sued President Trump and high-level officials for tear-gassing protesters outside the White House on June 1, 2020.

Court Case

Apr 28, 2020

Court Case

Apr 28, 2020

Criminal Justice Reform|
+1 Issue

United States v. Reed - Challenging the Shifting of Certain Prosecutions from D.C. to Federal Court

Court Case

Apr 14, 2020

Court Case

Apr 14, 2020

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

Nora v. Wolf - Challenging the Policy of Deporting Immigrants to One of the Most Dangerous Regions in the World to Await Their Asylum Hearings

The ACLU-DC co-represents 26 asylum seekers—12 adults and their 14 minor children—who are unlawfully trapped in life-threatening conditions in Tamaulipas, Mexico, while they wait for their asylum proceedings in the United States to conclude.

Court Case

Jan 22, 2020

Court Case

Jan 22, 2020

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

U.T. v. Barr (Challenging Government Policy of Sending Asylum-Seekers to Dangerous Countries)

Court Case

Dec 05, 2019

Court Case

Dec 05, 2019

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

Court Cases

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STAINNAK V. TRUMP – CHALLENGING PURGE OF DEI-ASSOCIATED FEDERAL WORKERS AS DISCRIMINATORY AND RETALIATORY FOR PERCEIVED POLITICAL BELIEFS

Asinor v. District of Columbia – Challenging Use of Chemical Irritants and Less-Lethal Projectiles Against Demonstrators and Journalists

Kirton v. Mayorkas – Challenging Overly an Narrow Interpretation of Federal Employment Discrimination Law

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump – Challenging Federal Officers’ Unprovoked Attack on Civil Rights Demonstrators at Lafayette Square in Front of the White House

United States v. Reed - Challenging the Shifting of Certain Prosecutions from D.C. to Federal Court

Nora v. Wolf - Challenging the Policy of Deporting Immigrants to One of the Most Dangerous Regions in the World to Await Their Asylum Hearings

U.T. v. Barr (Challenging Government Policy of Sending Asylum-Seekers to Dangerous Countries)

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Wolf - Challenging Denial of Immigrants’ Access to Counsel

STAINNAK V. TRUMP – CHALLENGING PURGE OF DEI-ASSOCIATED FEDERAL WORKERS AS DISCRIMINATORY AND RETALIATORY FOR PERCEIVED POLITICAL BELIEFS

Asinor v. District of Columbia – Challenging Use of Chemical Irritants and Less-Lethal Projectiles Against Demonstrators and Journalists

Kirton v. Mayorkas – Challenging Overly an Narrow Interpretation of Federal Employment Discrimination Law

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump – Challenging Federal Officers’ Unprovoked Attack on Civil Rights Demonstrators at Lafayette Square in Front of the White House

United States v. Reed - Challenging the Shifting of Certain Prosecutions from D.C. to Federal Court

Nora v. Wolf - Challenging the Policy of Deporting Immigrants to One of the Most Dangerous Regions in the World to Await Their Asylum Hearings

U.T. v. Barr (Challenging Government Policy of Sending Asylum-Seekers to Dangerous Countries)

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Wolf - Challenging Denial of Immigrants’ Access to Counsel

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